Posted on: January 20, 2021
The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) enters the New Year by implementing a new program that seeks to forge a tighter bond between the police department and the Daytona Beach community.
Starting this month (January 2021), all DBPD patrol offi...
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Posted on: December 16, 2020
Through its Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program, the city’s Animal Control Division lent a helping paw and recently neutered its 500th stray cat in an effort to help reduce the number of homeless cats in Daytona Beach. This major milestone was made...
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Posted on: December 1, 2020
The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is recruiting volunteers to join their Citizens on Patrol (COP) program, a volunteer service where residents perform crime watch activities, alert the police department of hazardous and unlawful behavior and prov...
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Posted on: October 7, 2020
The City of Daytona Beach ranks 3rd out of 102 cities in Florida (population of 15,000 - 74,999) for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists.
In an effort to protect the safety of these most vulnerabl...
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Posted on: October 6, 2020
Things are getting back to normal in Daytona Beach, even during a pandemic.
Later on this month (October 15-18), Biketoberfest will kick into gear, while the brand-new Trucktoberfest event will roll out the following weekend.
Despite the city commission not...
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Posted on: September 25, 2020
Last week the Daytona Beach News-Journal recognized our community’s first responders during a virtual ceremony. Out of the 84 nominations received, four were for public safety professionals from Daytona Beach.
Winning the 2020 First Responder of...
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Posted on: September 25, 2020
On Sept. 23, 2020, the City Commission adopted an ordinance prohibiting the tethering of dogs or cats to stationary objects except when specific conditions for humane tethering are met. The penalty includes a maximum fine of $500. Tethering animals unsafe...
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Posted on: September 21, 2020
The Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) is proud to be joining forces with first responder agencies in the U.S. and Canada for “Operation Clear Track”, the single largest rail-safety initiative in North America.
Coordinated by Amtrak...
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Posted on: September 18, 2020
The Daytona Beach Police Department is committed to making Halifax River beautiful. In partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the city has been removing numerous abandoned and derelict boats that were left in the riv...
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Posted on: September 8, 2020
It’s not easy to organize and manage big event crowds under normal circumstances, much less in the middle of a pandemic.
Labor Day weekend is always a challenge for our officers, especially those on beachside who handle the large beach crowds tha...
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Posted on: June 25, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will conduct a virtual assessment beginning on July 28th, 2020 to examine all aspects of the Daytona Beach Police Department’s ...
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Posted on: June 8, 2020
Be skeptical about anything you see on social media moving forward, especially when it comes to threats against the community.
Recently, our police department was flooded with calls and messages from concerned residents about posts on Facebook, Twitter and...
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Posted on: June 5, 2020
This message is posted here on behalf of the Volusia-Flagler Police Chiefs Association.
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The tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in the custody of police officers has understandably generated significant outrage across the nation, ...
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Posted on: April 20, 2020
As many of us stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some of us have other dangers they have to face at home.
If you or someone you know needs to get away from an abusive or violent relationship, please share this information with them.
The Beacon Cen...
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Posted on: March 30, 2020
As we self-isolate and practice social distancing due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), things could quickly get boring at home.
Here’s our way of fixing that.
Below is a list of FREE learning games and resources for all ages.
Our thanks and credit to Ann...
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Posted on: February 27, 2020
UPDATE (03/18/2020): The accreditation cycle has been postponed until at least the summer of 2020 due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We will update once the process resumes.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE:
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement...
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